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SUMMARY:Davina and The Vagabonds
DESCRIPTION:“Davina and the Vagabonds combat heartache with sugar and sass.” – Downbeat\n  \nDavina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene. Their high-energy live shows feature level-A musicianship\, sharp-dressed professionalism and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. Also\, their influences range from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits. Moreover\, the band is converting audiences one show at a time\, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. \nMuch like the music\, the story spurns era\, expectation and classification. The often unbelievable\, sometimes harrowing\, and wholly inspiring journey of Davina Sowers gave birth to her eponymous band in 2004. As the tale goes\, she grew up in the economically depressed Allegheny town of Altoona\, PA. She now describes the town as “awesome in the industrial era\, but horrible for high school.” Then\, she was adopted by her stepfather when he was in his 80s; he passed when she was just 13. Through him and his Edison phonograph\, she first heard the music that would start her journey. For example\, The Ink Spots\, Sidney Bechet\, Louis Armstrong\, Louis Prima\, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and many others. “Great man. He was my angel and still is\,” she says. \nOn her own\, she vividly recalls hours in front of the record player at home. There\, she religiously spun Led Zeppelin\, Black Sabbath and Simon and Garfunkel records belonging to her folk singer mom. \nTo this day\, Davina still refers to music as “my first and eternal love.” Despite early dalliances with classical piano and guitar\, she developed a heavy drug habit in high school. Further\, this morphed into heroin dependency\, left her homeless\, sent her in and out of jail and brought on all manner of trouble. Kicking dope on the streets\, she “got clean\, started the band and worked [her] ass off every day since.” \nRecommended for fans of Pokey LaFarge\, Preservation Hall Jazz Band\, The Hot Sardines and Squirrel Nut Zippers.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/davina-and-the-vagabonds-jan1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Jazz
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SUMMARY:VIP Event: Orianthi
DESCRIPTION:Invitation to pre-show experience with Orianthi\, including:  \n\nOfficial VIP laminate\nPhoto opportunity with Orianthi \nUp to 2 personal items signed\n\nIMPORTANT: This is not a ticket to the show. \nYou must have a concert ticket in order to purchase this VIP Meet & Greet.  \nCheck-in Time: Please arrive at the venue by 4:30PM. \nAfter check-in\, you’ll be escorted to the VIP area for the meet & greet\, which takes place before doors open at 5:30 PM. \n\n“effortless shredder… special and transcendent” – Blues Rock Review\n  \nOrianthi (Orianthi Panagaris) looks as much like a rock star as she does a supermodel. But it’s her extraordinary guitar chops that turn the most heads. She began playing professionally when she was thirteen years old. Since then\, she has performed and/or toured with Carlos Santana\, Steve Vai\, Alice Cooper\, Richie Sambora and Dave Stewart. Furthermore\, she was hired by Michael Jackson for his “This Is It Tour” before his untimely death. Orianthi was a member of the supergroup Hollywood Vampires (Cooper\, Joe Perry\, Johnny Depp and Tommy Henriksen). \nOrianthi’s debut album\, Violet Journey\, was released in 2005 and she has issued five solo albums to date. She was featured accompanying Carrie Underwood during a Grammy Awards telecast\, and performed on American Idol. Also\, she appears in Michael Jackson’s documentary concert film\, This Is It. Elle magazine named Orianthi one of the 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists. Additionally\, she won the 2010 Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year award from Guitar International magazine. \nShe released her latest recording\, Some Kind of Feeling\, in June 2025. The first single\, “First Time Blues\,” features Joe Bonamassa on guitar. Here\, she burns up the tune with her impassioned vocals and blazing guitar licks. She and Bonamassa have played together often\, but this marks their first recording together.  \nOrianthi explains: “‘First Time Blues’ is about that feeling of when you first feel brokenhearted. It doesn’t change throughout life if you really have the strength to love and be all-in every time. I’m guilty of that… throwing myself into the fire just to get burned\, heal\, then get burned again…or not. You never know. Love is a gamble!” \nRecommended for fans of Joe Bonamassa\, Ana Popovic\, Bernard Allison and Nita Strauss.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/orianthi-jan14-2025-vip/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Rock/Pop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260114T190000
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SUMMARY:Orianthi
DESCRIPTION:“effortless shredder… special and transcendent” – Blues Rock Review\n  \nOrianthi (Orianthi Panagaris) looks as much like a rock star as she does a supermodel. But it’s her extraordinary guitar chops that turn the most heads. She began playing professionally when she was thirteen years old. Since then\, she has performed and/or toured with Carlos Santana\, Steve Vai\, Alice Cooper\, Richie Sambora and Dave Stewart. Furthermore\, she was hired by Michael Jackson for his “This Is It Tour” before his untimely death. Orianthi was a member of the supergroup Hollywood Vampires (Cooper\, Joe Perry\, Johnny Depp and Tommy Henriksen). \nOrianthi’s debut album\, Violet Journey\, was released in 2005 and she has issued five solo albums to date. She was featured accompanying Carrie Underwood during a Grammy Awards telecast\, and performed on American Idol. Also\, she appears in Michael Jackson’s documentary concert film\, This Is It. Elle magazine named Orianthi one of the 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists. Additionally\, she won the 2010 Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year award from Guitar International magazine. \nShe released her latest recording\, Some Kind of Feeling\, in June 2025. The first single\, “First Time Blues\,” features Joe Bonamassa on guitar. Here\, she burns up the tune with her impassioned vocals and blazing guitar licks. She and Bonamassa have played together often\, but this marks their first recording together.  \nOrianthi explains: “‘First Time Blues’ is about that feeling of when you first feel brokenhearted. It doesn’t change throughout life if you really have the strength to love and be all-in every time. I’m guilty of that… throwing myself into the fire just to get burned\, heal\, then get burned again…or not. You never know. Love is a gamble!” \nRecommended for fans of Joe Bonamassa\, Ana Popovic\, Bernard Allison and Nita Strauss.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/orianthi-jan14-2025/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Davina and The Vagabonds
DESCRIPTION:“This music\, as retro as it may be at times\, feels fun\, frisky and alive.” – American Songwriter\n  \nDavina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene. Their high-energy live shows feature level-A musicianship\, sharp-dressed professionalism and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. Also\, their influences range from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits. Moreover\, the band is converting audiences one show at a time\, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. \nMuch like the music\, the story spurns era\, expectation and classification. The often unbelievable\, sometimes harrowing\, and wholly inspiring journey of Davina Sowers gave birth to her eponymous band in 2004. As the tale goes\, she grew up in the economically depressed Allegheny town of Altoona\, PA. She now describes the town as “awesome in the industrial era\, but horrible for high school.” Then\, she was adopted by her stepfather when he was in his 80s; he passed when she was just 13. Through him and his Edison phonograph\, she first heard the music that would start her journey. For example\, The Ink Spots\, Sidney Bechet\, Louis Armstrong\, Louis Prima\, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and many others. “Great man. He was my angel and still is\,” she says. \nOn her own\, she vividly recalls hours in front of the record player at home. There\, she religiously spun Led Zeppelin\, Black Sabbath and Simon and Garfunkel records belonging to her folk singer mom. \nTo this day\, Davina still refers to music as “my first and eternal love.” Despite early dalliances with classical piano and guitar\, she developed a heavy drug habit in high school. Further\, this morphed into heroin dependency\, left her homeless\, sent her in and out of jail and brought on all manner of trouble. Kicking dope on the streets\, she “got clean\, started the band and worked [her] ass off every day since.” \nRecommended for fans of Pokey LaFarge\, Preservation Hall Jazz Band\, The Hot Sardines and Squirrel Nut Zippers.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/davina-and-the-vagabonds-jan22-2026/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Jazz
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